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Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

IAM: Add user group description to user groups screenDeclined

The description field is a very important field when working with user groups, but for some reason it’s hidden in the lookup: Please add it to the main user group screen, there is plenty of blank space left.   

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|28 days ago
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Captain
PeterKeerisCaptain

Universal: Make combo value prefer exact matchOpen

When pasting a value in a combo box, it selects the first value that partly matches the text. This is very annoying when you pasted the exact value that you want to enter. It forces you to manually scroll to the right record and select it or use the lookup window.If there is an exact match, it should prefer that over the first matching value.For example:  

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|28 days ago
John Lunenburg
Sidekick
John LunenburgSidekick

Push notification historyOpen

In IAM a log of the (in-app & push) notifications is available.It would be great if these notifications not only are available from IAM but from the Thinkwise applications too for the end user (in the user preference menu for example). Together with the functionality to make notifications read/unread.As a workaround we now add a table in our Thinkwise application for the logging of the (push) notifications.

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|28 days ago
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Superhero
Mark_PlaggenborgSuperhero

Make copy columns also use +10 increment for component orderOpen

When one uses the “Copy columns” in the Data model it will add the column with a +10 increment. When looking at the components like Grid or Form, etc it will add it with an increment of +1.Manually adding a column will have the +10 increment for the components.Please also use the +10 when using the copy method so it behaves the same and has a little room to move a column in without needing to renumber or manually edit the order value.Current behaviour example: ColumnGrid 

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|28 days ago
mperrott
Hero
mperrottHero

Web HELP(F1) feature to UniversalOn the backlog

As per the Roadmap it was mentioned like 2-3 months ago that the HELP(F1) feature in the WEB GUI is in the backlog to be transfered to Universal. Right now the HELP(F1) is completely gone from the Roadmap. Raising the IDEA to have it in Universal upon receiving the relevant Votes.

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Forum|Forum|29 days ago
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Rookie
C.G. van der KnaapRookie

Sharepoint document accessOpen

Dear all,We now save all our attachments (files) to the server where the thinkwise application is hosted. But we want to migrate this to the cloud / sharepoint. Would it be possible to access these files through the thinkwise application. Also when no user is loged on. I now use a separate program (goodsync) which serves as synchronisation tool (two way) between the local files and our sharepoint.But it would be much nicer if these files could be directly be written / read in our sharepoint and no local files are needed anymore. regards Chris

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A
Forum|Forum|29 days ago
Marius Korff
Captain
Marius KorffCaptain

Context menu (Right-click) support for Universal GUIPlanned

Being able to right-click on rows would enhance the user experience a lot!Basically the same idea as what is currently working in the Windows GUI:  

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Balazs Szeder
Forum|Forum|29 days ago
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BlommetjePartner

Set grid row column width based on column nameOpen

Hi,I'd like to be able to set the grid column width to 'Header’ only. If I for example have name, last name, first name, and go for headers and data… there is always that one super long name that makes a mess. Simply displaying the column in the width set by the header makes sense to me. The problem No solution Thanks! Alexander 

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Forum|Forum|29 days ago
J. de Lange
Hero
J. de LangeHero

Amount of time control typeOpen

We would like a new control type that allows users to easily select an amount of time (hours and minutes) and store this data in our database. This could be a decimal format where 65,75 is displayed in the UI as 65:45. The currently available control type TIME is used to store the time of day. It cannot be used to select or display an amount of hours and minutes exceeding 23:59:59.

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Sidekick
Robin LiuSidekick

Time "duration" control for time data type (no AM / PM)Merged

We have a table with a column with data type TIME. The intention is that users fill in how many hours:minutes a certain activity was performed on that day, so a duration, not a point in time. We are using the control type "time short".This has so far never been a problem, on Windows and on Universal for users with Dutch system settings. However, now we have international users where the control shows a choice between AM/PM. This is obviously very confusing for them.Time short control without AM/PMTime short control with AM/PMI don’t think there is a way to set this specific control to be the same for all users regardless of system settings. And it would be a lot of work to rework data type to custom hours and minutes columns.My idea is to add another control for the TIME data type which represents a time duration, i.e. does not show AM /PM.On another note, the timeshort control version without AM/PM behaves as a somewhat annoying text field (Universal  GUI version  2026.1.12.0.0). I think the AM/PM version is more user friendly. If the same hour and minute selection would be used that would be nice. 

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
John Lunenburg
Sidekick
John LunenburgSidekick

Ability to show table tasks on grid linePlanned

We would like to have the ability to show table tasks on a grid line. This is especially useful for the mobile GUI and when just a couple of table tasks are available. Currently you can show tasks on the top or bottom of a grid in mobile. To start a task for a specific record you should select a line first and then select the concerning task. In the described case it is faster to select the task direct on the line. See print screens for further explanation. Task on top of grid (current situation) Example tasks on grid line

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Superhero
Mark_PlaggenborgSuperhero

Improve Model Insight to same level or better as Windows GUI's "Path Location"Planned

During development I regularly use the Windows GUI to find relevant information regarding screens, columns, parameters, etc. with the Alt + F1 combination (Path Location). Even though the Universal GUI has “Model Insight”, it is lacking many things the other option is giving.I think it is not the intent of ThinkWise to keep the need for using a different GUI to make your Universal GUI product complete. This idea is to make the “Model Insight” improve its usability and hopefully remove the need for a fall back GUI.Current issues or features missing that I am aware of:References more than 1 level deep, do still show the level 1 reference; References more than 1 level deep, do not show table / variant information; Unable to get info when a grid has no records to click on; No context information (Detail, Master, etc.); No Tab Control (What Detail group is being used); No Domain information; No Task name is mentioned, only the parameter as “Column”; No Report name is mentioned, only the parameter as “Column”; Lookup popups give no information, it still show the column/parameter of what it is a lookup on; No Translations.

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Freddy
FreddyThinkwise Local Partner Brasil

Import from clipboard - UniversalCompleted

I would like to see import from clipboard for the universal. 

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Geurt
Captain
GeurtCaptain

Enable Multi-Model Tab Management in the Software Factory UniversalCompleted

Currently, the Software Factory (SF) maintains the selected model/branch at a global session level within the browser. When a developer needs to work on or reference multiple models, they have to manually switch models. Switching models automatically closes all currently open tabs and windows within the SF, and I think that is logically but It is impossible to keep two different models open in separate browser tabs or windows to compare configurations. And yes, I know this is possible with another browser or an incognito, but I think there is a more convenient way.So it would be helpfull if it it possible to allowing developers to open multiple models or branches simultaneously in different browser tabs.

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Warrior
BramGWarrior

Prefill Control procedure when copying unit test.Completed

Currently, when a unit test is copied with the corresponding task, alle fields are prefilled, except for the control procedure. We would like to see this prefilled as well, with the control procedure configured on the unit test from which you are copying.

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Moderator
Erwin Ekkel

Make Launch Application also perform a refresh modelCompleted

The launch application option in 2026.1 does not do a full refresh model.I’m not sure what it does exactly but it seems to load the menu and screen but not the new data model. I would opt to always perform a full refresh model when using launch application. Since you want to see the application in it’s current state, not in some half cached state. 

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Rookie
Henno TillemaRookie

Extend custom_display_format functionality to get Excel like field display/edit possibilitiesPlanned

The SF and data domains offer little possibilities to control the presentation of numbers. I thought the custom_display_format extenders would be the solution but I found some shortcomings that make them less useable in practice. I discussed this with Thinkwise people: The current behaviour is as intended but they think the following would be a good improvement.Simple example for a currency datatype NUMERIC(18,3) where users normally want to see only 2 decimals but the extra decimal is needed for calculation accuracy. By using an extender with "€ 0.00" format for the domain you get the following behaviourPositive:Display with 2 decimals is correct and third decimal is used for rounding up/down correctly An entered number with 3 decimals is correctly stored in the underlying tableNegative:When EDITING data there is no way to see the third stored decimal When EDITING it is not possible to edit the existing number; you have to clear the field and reenter the complete numberThe behaviour is the same in grid and form screens. We would expect behaviour like e.g. Excel:Display data using the Extender. They are called custom_display_format for a reason I think. Possibility to edit the exact stored dataWithout this behaviour the introduction of the extender seems of little use; the same could be achieved using an expressions field. But a task would be required to edit data and this is what we want to prevent.An extra improvement would be if the scope of the extender could be specified on a lower level than a domain. Then you would get the possibility to present and edit the same table field in multiple ways; the exact data for the finance department and in another screen rounded numbers for sales but still the possibility to edit the exact number.

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
eurban
Captain
eurbanCaptain

variant_id for layouts, contexts, defaults, handlersOn the backlog

It would be nice to have a variant_id for layout , context and default 

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Remco Kort
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
AndreKemmeren
Captain
AndreKemmerenCaptain

Add variant as input parameter to various logic concepts and processesMerged

We utilize variants extensively in our platform as this is one of the powerful benefits of Thinkwise. However we encounter pretty often that we want to build tasks and even layouts that should behave slightly different based on what variant they are opened/used from. Currently there is no real neat way of having that information available in the code/flow so we often have to resort to, in our opinion, janky solutions.  If its possible to add the current variant as input parameter this would open many doors and possibilities. 

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Remco Kort
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
htimmermans
Captain
htimmermansCaptain

Make expression field editable in SFCompleted

I have a view with 3 fields that can be automatically filled (default proc) when selecting one value from a view having all three values concatenated.This makes finding things a lot easier for the user. The field is only defined in the view and nothing is stored in the database…. A similar situation now exists in a table. There is currently no need for a view instead of this table, so an expression field could be the solution here. Expression fields in the SF however are by definition read-only.  So why not have the developer deside whether an expression field is read-only or not; most of us are wise enough to know what we're doing. To show what I mean, see link below… I made an expression field editable using SQL on the SF database, and you;ll see what I want to achieve. Works fine according to me. https://mcmurdock.stackstorage.com/s/4pGhtJXw03Y9EH8    

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Arjan Sollie
Thinkwise blogger
Arjan SollieThinkwise blogger

Set hidden column to authorized on roleOpen

When a column is set to hidden and this column is not a PK, the column is often not supplied through Indicium. This is fine for most cases. However sometimes there are columns that should be hidden inside an application but should be available through Indicium. For example, an Interface ID column.Currently the only way to make this column available in Indicium is by setting the column to editable or read only and set it to hidden on grid, form and cardlist.I would like the option to enable a checkbox on role level that will make a hidden column authorized. This should result in the column being supplied through Indicium for this specific role.This way these kinds of columns can be made available to interfaces and remain hidden inside our application.

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Freddy
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Sidekick
Mark van BenthemSidekick

Have a different lookup for variantsOn the backlog

Sometimes there are things that are linked to a variety of subjects, like relationship that are linked to objects or object_parts or contracts. Now I have a subject in which I want to use a relationship, but sometimes I would like to add a relationship that is linked to an object and sometimes I want to add a relationship that is linked to a contract. I thought I might use a variant that uses a lookup for relationship for objects in one instant and a lookup for relationships for contracts in the other instant. However the lookup of a variant cannot change and is always the same as was specified in the default. I would like to be able to assign a different lookup table to a variant.

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R
Sidekick
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
Harm Horstman
Superhero
Harm HorstmanSuperhero

Commit by Enter-key in Barcode ControlOpen

Could you make an adjustment to the barcode control to enable committing with Enter, since the Tab key is not present on the on-screen keyboard of mobile devices?

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Harm Horstman
Superhero
Forum|Forum|1 month ago
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Warrior
BramGWarrior

Allow deeplinking to specific recordOpen

We’d like to have deep linking available directly in the Software Factory (and ideally IAM).In end‑user applications you can already deep link to a specific record via a process flow, but this isn’t possible in SF itself. This makes it harder to point colleagues to the exact place in the model when discussing issues or reviewing work.Why this would help:You can share a link that opens the exact process flow, control procedure, task or table you’re talking about, which makes collaboration much smoother. We already pass deep links around in Teams for process flows and error screens, so having this supported in SF would make that consistent.  Reviewers and new team members can jump straight to the right place without navigating through multiple screens. It becomes easier to keep documentation up to date guides and runbooks can simply link to the correct SF item instead of describing long navigation steps. It also helps prevent misunderstandings during development, because everyone opens the exact same object and version instead of possibly looking at different branches or outdated definitions.

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Forum|Forum|1 month ago
H
Vanguard
Henk-Jan van LaarVanguard

Universal 'go as you type' in the gridMerged

I would like to be able to go to a row in the grid based on what I’m typing and the value of the selected column in the grid. (quick search?)The reason for this would be to save users the action of having to go to the search bar (which currently still requires the mouse, we would liek it to be keyboard only) and having to wait for the results to be retrieved again, even though the relevant data was already retrieved, it just wasn’t selected.This was a feature in the Windows GUI and it would be great to have this again in Universal, perhaps with some highlighting of the typed characters in the resultMy use case for this is order entry, when selecting order lines from a list of relevant products

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Arie V
Forum|Forum|1 month ago

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